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=Welcome to the 2008-2009 School Wide Unit Planning Wiki.= = = ="If I Don't, Who Will?" = 

=**---SPACE NEEDS---**= 2 Lap Tops and 1 set of speakers ||<  || Several tables to display pamphlets. ||<  || groups French, Spanish, German 7- wall space our hall ||<  || = = =  = = =
 * <  ||< 6th Grade ||< 7th Grade ||< 8th Grade ||
 * < Language A ||<  ||< One white table w/wall space behind it to display quilts
 * < Math ||<  ||< Wall space for posters (see science) ||<   ||
 * < Humanities ||<  ||< see science ||<   ||
 * < Science ||<  ||< Access to computer room
 * < Language B ||<  ||< German 8- 6 laptops in my room that evening to run the work of
 * < Arts ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * < Technology ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * < Physical Education ||<  ||<   ||<   ||
 * || **6th grade** || **7th grade** || **8th grade** ||
 * **Language A** || **“Where oh Where has My Little Dog Gone?” + Expl. Languages**

**“Around the World” +Tech** || **Project Linus Blankets / Reading Wksp.** || **Forms of communication in disaster** ||
 * **Math** || **“Where oh Where has My Little Dog Gone?” + Expl. Languages**

**“Around the World” +Tech** || **Public Service Announcement- Various formats Emergency Preparedness / Chart and Graphs** || **Economic Impact of Disasters Newspaper “Read All About It” & Area Study = Area affected by earthquakes and hurricanes “Far Out”** ||
 * **Humanities** || **“Where oh Where has My Little Dog Gone?” + Expl. Languages**

**“Around the World” +Tech** || **Public Service Announcement - Various formats Emergency Preparedness / Civic Responsibility / Research** || **History Comparison of government response with Freedman’s Act and FEMA “WWPD”** ||
 * **Science** || **“Where oh Where has My Little Dog Gone?” + Expl. Languages**

**“Around the World” +Tech** || **Public Service Announcement - Various formats Emergency Preparedness / topic selection / project creation** || **Science - Diseases from Disasters - “Don’t Drink the Water” ** ||
 * **Language B** || || **Food donations: perishable vs. non-perishable Language B 7th “Keep on Truckin’” ** || **8th Journal in Lang B from perspective of relief worker. “What if it Were Me?” 8th German relief programs in Germany “Cross My Heart” ** ||
 * **Arts** || **Mosaic “Through the Eyes of a Child” ** || **Mosaic “Through the Eyes of a Child” ** || **<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Mosaic “Through the Eyes of a Child” ** ||
 * **Technology** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * **Physical Education** || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**1st aid demonstrations “Ouch!”** || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**1st aid demonstrations “Ouch!”** || <span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**1st aid demonstrations “Ouch!”** ||

=__**Team 6-2**__ How to succeed in 6th grade:=

Students will make presentations for the upcoming 5th grade buddy day. The presentations will teach the 5th graders about lockers, changing classes, cafeteria and hallway rules and procedures, pep rallies, assemblies, elective classes, planners, and classroom expectations.

=__7th Grade: Science / Humanities / Math PSA Project__=

We will be creating an interdisciplinary project addressing the Civic Responsibilities of emergency preparedness. Students will select from a wide variety of topics, select the format of their final product, research, compose and create a Public Service Announcement educating the public on their topic. Potential formats include audio (radio PSA + poster), video (TV PSA + poster), full page newspaper PSA newspaper or multi panel informational pamphlet, powerpoint presentation PSA.

Space requirements for May 21st: We will need all of either computer lab 117 or 118 and hallway presentation space near the labs.

http://www.eden.lsu.edu/ Disaster resources for teachers


 * Scroll down for additional input and resources.**

TLA - (Texas Library Association) has a fund called the LEAF Fund.Contributions can be earmarked for several categories, including disaster relief. After reading that Galvestion ISD was $6 million in the red **//__before__//** the hurricane, I'd like to ensure the money goes to librarians who ask for it and therefore really need and can use it wisely. - Len =**Let's shoot for Thursday, May 21**= This date is confirmed - our elementary feeder schools and WWHS do not have events this night (isn't that amazing??) - Mary

**Subject area Possible connections: - Modify and adjust as needed...**
Fine Arts - Provide performances/ displays LA - Poetry slam (performance) Science - causes/effects of a hurricane or earthquake - create a short movie, PP, display, podcast Humanities - impacts of disasters on culture - create a short movie, PP, display, podcast Math - impact of $ raised by us = cost of living analysis - create a short movie, PP, display, podcast - economic impact on areas hit by natural disasters besides the cost of re-building Language B - disasters in countries they are studying the language of, with disaster and recovery vocabulary in the languages they are stuydying = create a visual display PE - how did the hurricane cause changes in athletic schedules? - create a short movie, PP, display, podcast

The movies or Powerpoints can be shown between live performances, as groups and bands are setting up. This could reduce downtime, and make the whole show flow better. We could also have some running on a loop in the hall ways or common areas...

Hi all, For the school wide MYP project, I would like to have student performances dealing with the theme of "If I Don't, Who Will?" Would any of you be willing to have students write on this topic, my students could perform the best writings and perhaps technology could include projections or power points of images of the aftermath of Ike? What do you think? Thanks, Susan Susan Poe Dickson Grisham Theatre Arts (512)- 428-2720 "To thine own self be true" William Shakespeare

That is an excellent idea! We could mix in live performances (like between bands and groups setting up) and taped performances shown in different areas of the building! Len Bryan Librarian Grisham Middle School "In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us how to swim." ~ Linton Weeks (Washington Post article, 13 January 2001)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Here are some websites that have helpful info on China, which we should still study in our project: statistical data

http://www.ifrc.org/Docs/pubs/disasters/sichuan-earthquake/ff120608.pdf

counselors http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/regional/2008-12/31/content_7356695.htm

pictures of recovery in China http://picasaweb.google.com/scottgwong/PostcardFromBeichuan?authkey=SXZzaGtM-II#

building code article http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-05/26/content_6712477.htm

the science teacher http://www.blackandwhitecat.org/2008/05/16/the-day-before-the-earthquake-in-beichuan/

six months later http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/sichuans_earthquake_six_months.html

one student's blog response http://earthquakestrips.blogspot.com/2008/06/strip-3-just-one-more.html

I'll look for Ike info next! Mary

<span style="color: #ff001a; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;">Here's some Ike ifo: Galveston's own site for info http://www.galveston.com/hurricaneike/

this is from September, but it is CBS http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/19/national/main4461820.shtml

two months later, small groups making a difference http://www.khou.com/news/local/galveston/stories/khou081114_tnt_ike-help.1b2f44c14.html

Feb 2009 one man's blog about Galveston ISD layoffs - censor for kids, next part of blog is MardiGras and a photo of a guy with a beer! http://blogs.chron.com/galveston/

Bush-Clinton Recovery Fund article http://southernstudies.org/2008/10/ike-coverage-as-former-presidents.html

Hope these are helpful - it's a beginning anyway!